Two Palestinians Killed By IDF in West Bank Clashes [View all]
Source: Jerusalem Post
Two Palestinians killed by IDF in West Bank clashes By JPOST.COM STAFF
LAST UPDATED: 08/01/2014 20:43
One killed as some 1,200 Palestinians protest against Israel's operation in Gaza; in Ramallah, protestors clash with IDF forces.
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in clashes in the West Bank on Friday, Palestinian medical officials said.
Some 1,200 demonstrators took to the streets of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, to protest against the IDF's operation in Gaza.
Violence erupted when the protestors began marching towards an IDF checkpoint and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli troops, which endangered workers in the city's industrial zone, according to an IDF spokeswoman.
The IDF responded with gunfire, killing a Palestinian protestor who was leading the rally, and wounding several others. The army said it had launched an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, in Ramallah, Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces during a protest against Operation Protective Edge, outside Israel's Ofer military prison. Rioters in the West Bank city hurled rocks and torched tires, as Israeli troops fired tear gas and used crowd dispersal means
An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops resorted to using live fire after protesters were not deterred by riot-dispersal means that troops had deployed initially. The IDF was looking into the incident.
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Also clashes in Hebron.
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